Self-help

deep relaxation / mindful breathing

Deep relaxation is sometimes known as “mindful breathing” because it focuses on purposeful, slow, calm breathing as a starting point -- wikihow.

Dianetics: The Modern Science Of Mental Health

Priority request: "With over 22,000,000 copies sold in 50 languages, and used in more than 176 nations, Dianetics brings dramatic and permanent improvement to people all over the world" -- amazon.

level: realizing life is not a competition

Priority request: So many of us think we have to compete for money, relationships, status, attention, and even love. It really seems like a massive ego pillar. With how deeply ingrained this idea of scarcity and lack seems to be, I wonder how high one would need to calibrate?

heavy metal music as emotional catharsis

Request: I found emotional relief in listening to heavy metal. It gives a platform where i can channel my emotions through and let go of those emotions. I consider myself a spiritual student, but because of my love for the heavy metal genre i feel conflicted.

gambling addiction

Priority request: Something I struggle with. Maybe people here have friends and family members who also struggle, and thus this could bring understanding to the problem.

Winning the War in Your Mind, by Craig Groeschel

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life. "Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live" - amazon.

New Earth Relationships: A Guide For Couples In The 21st Century

"Inspires couples to awaken to their higher purpose: love relationships as a means to enlightenment" -- amazon.

Logosynthesis

"System of healing and guided change. It uses the manifesting power of words and phrases to resolve negative beliefs, to let go of fear and trauma, and to lift the burden of grief or physical pain" -- logosynthesis.net.

going to your happy place

to imagine a place that makes you feel calm and happy. It can be a physical location, activity, memory, or interest that brings one happiness -- BraveAI.

the peace of admitting "I don't know"

In the radical honesty of not knowing, feeling neither lack nor a burdened obligation to find out.

healthy boundaries

Part of integrity, whether for a person or a country.

EFT emotional freedom techniques

During a typical EFT session, the person will focus on a specific issue while tapping on "end points of the body's energy meridians." -- wikipedia.

level: peace through strength

"suggests that military power can help preserve peace. It has been used by many leaders from Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD to former US President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s" -- wikipedia. It is also useful on a personal level.

"glutton for punishment"

a person who is always eager to undertake hard or unpleasant tasks — request.

Encyclopedia of Ailments and Diseases, by Jacques Martel

Uncovers the conflicted conscious or unconscious feelings, thoughts, and emotions at the root of nearly 900 ailments and diseases -- barnesandnoble.